2024–25 UEFA Europa League

2024–25 UEFA Europa League
	The San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao will host the final.
Tournament details
Dates	Qualifying:; 11 July – 29 August 2024; Competition proper:; 25 September 2024 – 21 May 2025
Teams	Competition proper: 36; Total: 46+32 (from 33–48 associations)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 UEFA Europa League will be the 54th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 16th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. This will be the first season of UEFA Europa League played under the new format.^[1]

The final will be played on 21 May 2025 at San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao, Spain.^[2] The winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League will automatically qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League league phase and earn the right to play against the winners of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League in the 2025 UEFA Super Cup.

Association team allocation

A total of 77 teams from between 32 and 47 of the 55 UEFA member associations are expected to participate in the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League. Among them, 32 associations have teams directly qualifying for the Europa League, while up to 15 associations that do not have any teams directly qualifying may have teams playing after being transferred from the Champions League. The association ranking based on the UEFA association coefficients is used to determine the number of participating teams for each association:^[3]

The title holders of the UEFA Europa Conference League will be given an entry in the Europa League (if they do not qualify for the Champions League through league performance).
Associations 1–12 each have two teams.
Associations 13–33 (except Russia^{[Note RUS]}) each have one team.
32 teams eliminated from the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League will be transferred to the Europa League.

Association ranking

For the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League, the associations are allocated places according to their 2023 UEFA association coefficients, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 2018–19 to 2022–23.^[4]

Apart from the allocation based on the association coefficients, associations may have additional teams participating in the Europa League, as noted below:

(UCL) – Additional teams transferred from the UEFA Champions League
(UECL) – Additional berth for UEFA Europa Conference League title holders

Association ranking for 2024–25 UEFA Europa League

Rank	Association	Coeff.	Teams	Notes
1	England	109.570	2
2	Spain	92.998
3	Germany	82.481
4	Italy	81.926
5	France	61.164
6	Netherlands	59.900
7	Portugal	56.216
8	Belgium	42.200
9	Scotland	36.400
10	Austria	34.000
11	Serbia	32.375
12	Turkey	32.100
13	Switzerland	31.675	1
14	Ukraine	29.500
15	Czech Republic	29.050
16	Norway	29.000
17	Denmark	27.825
18	Russia	26.215	0	^{[Note RUS]}
19	Croatia	25.400	1

Rank	Association	Coeff.	Teams
20	Greece	25.225	1
21	Israel	25.000
22	Cyprus	24.475
23	Sweden	23.750
24	Poland	20.750
25	Hungary	20.625
26	Romania	20.500
27	Bulgaria	20.000
28	Slovakia	19.750
29	Azerbaijan	16.625
30	Kazakhstan	12.625
31	Slovenia	12.500
32	Moldova	12.250
33	Kosovo	11.041
34	Liechtenstein	11.000	0
35	Latvia	10.625
36	Republic of Ireland	10.375
37	Finland	10.200
38	Lithuania	10.000

Rank	Association	Coeff.	Teams
39	Armenia	9.875	0
40	Belarus	9.875
41	Bosnia and Herzegovina	9.750
42	Luxembourg	9.000
43	Faroe Islands	8.750
44	Northern Ireland	8.583
45	Malta	8.250
46	Georgia	8.000
47	Estonia	7.582
48	Iceland	7.250
49	Albania	6.250
50	Wales	6.166
51	Gibraltar	5.791
52	North Macedonia	5.500
53	Andorra	5.165
54	Montenegro	4.750
55	San Marino	1.999

Distribution

		Teams entering in this round	Teams advancing from the previous round	Teams transferred from Champions League
First qualifying round (16 teams)		16 domestic cup winners from associations 17–33 (except Russia)^{[Note RUS]}
Second qualifying round (16 teams)		1 domestic cup winners from association 16 6 domestic league third-placed teams from associations 7–12 1 domestic league fourth-placed team from association 6	8 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round (26 teams)	Champions path (12 teams)			12 losers from Champions League second qualifying round (Champions path)
Third qualifying round (26 teams)	League path (14 teams)	3 domestic cup winners from associations 13–15	8 winners from second qualifying round	3 losers from Champions League second qualifying round (League path)
Play-off round (24 teams)		5 domestic cup winners from associations 8–12	13 winners from third qualifying round	6 losers from Champions League third qualifying round (Champions path)
League phase (36 teams)		Europa Conference League title holders 7 domestic cup winners from associations 1–7 5 domestic league fifth-placed teams from associations 1–5	12 winners from play-off round	5 losers from Champions League play-off round (Champions path) 4 losers from Champions League third qualifying round (League path) 2 losers from Champions League play-off round (League path)

The information here reflects the ongoing suspension of Russia in European football, and so the following changes to the default access list have been made:

The cup winners of association 16 (Norway) will enter the second qualifying round instead of the first qualifying round.

Should the Europa Conference League title holders have qualified for the Champions League or Europa League league phase via their domestic league:

The club in the qualifiers with the highest club coefficient will enter the league phase.

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

ECL: Europa Conference League title holders
CW: Cup winners
3rd, 4th, 5th, etc.: League position of the previous season
UCL: Transferred from the Champions League
- CH/LP PO: Losers from the play-off round (Champions/League path)
- CH/LP Q3: Losers from the third qualifying round (Champions/League path)
- CH/LP Q2: Losers from the second qualifying round (Champions/League path)

The third qualifying round is divided into Champions Path (CH) and Main Path (MP).

Note: Teams in italics may still qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League.

CC: 2024 UEFA club coefficients.^[5]

Qualified teams for 2024–25 UEFA Europa League
Entry round		Teams
League phase		(ECL)	(CW)	(5th)	Athletic Bilbao (CW)
		(5th)	(CW)	(6th)	(CW)
		(6th)	(CW)	(5th)	(4th)
		(CW)	(UCL CH PO)	(UCL CH PO)	(UCL CH PO)
		(UCL CH PO)	(UCL CH PO)	(UCL LP PO)	(UCL LP PO)
		(UCL LP Q3)	(UCL LP Q3)	(UCL LP Q3)	(UCL LP Q3)

Play-off round		(CW)	(3rd)^{[Note SCO]}	Sturm Graz (CW)	(CW)
		(CW)	(UCL CH Q3)	(UCL CH Q3)	(UCL CH Q3)
		(UCL CH Q3)	(UCL CH Q3)	(UCL CH Q3)

Third qualifying round	CH	(UCL CH Q2)	(UCL CH Q2)	(UCL CH Q2)	(UCL CH Q2)
		(UCL CH Q2)	(UCL CH Q2)	(UCL CH Q2)	(UCL CH Q2)
		(UCL CH Q2)	(UCL CH Q2)	(UCL CH Q2)	(UCL CH Q2)
	MP	(CW)	(CW)	(CW)	(UCL LP Q2)
	MP	(UCL LP Q2)	(UCL LP Q2)

Second qualifying round		(5th)	(3rd)	(3rd)	(4th)^{[Note SCO]}
Second qualifying round		(4th)	(3rd)	(3rd)	Molde (CW)

First qualifying round		(CW)	(CW)	(CW)	(CW)
		(CW)	Elfsborg (2nd)	Wisła Kraków (CW)	(CW)
		(CW)	(CW)	Ružomberok (CW)	(CW)
		Tobol (CW)	(CW)	(CW)	(CW)

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Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[6] The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.^[7]
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Scotland (SCO): Heart of Midlothian have qualified as they will finish in either third or fourth place of the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.^[8] Matches are scheduled for Thursdays apart from the final, which takes place on a Wednesday, though exceptionally can take place on Tuesdays or Wednesdays due to scheduling conflicts.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Schedule for 2024–25 UEFA Europa League
Phase	Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
Qualifying	First qualifying round	18 June 2024	11 July 2024	18 July 2024
	Second qualifying round	19 June 2024	25 July 2024	1 August 2024
	Third qualifying round	22 July 2024	8 August 2024	15 August 2024
Play-offs	Play-off round	5 August 2024	22 August 2024	29 August 2024
League phase	Matchday 1	30 August 2024	25–26 September 2024
	Matchday 2		3 October 2024
	Matchday 3		24 October 2024
	Matchday 4		7 November 2024
	Matchday 5		28 November 2024
	Matchday 6		12 December 2024
	Matchday 7		23 January 2025
	Matchday 8		30 January 2025
Knockout phase	Knockout round play-offs	31 January 2025	13 February 2025	20 February 2025
	Round of 16	21 February 2025	6 March 2025	13 March 2025
	Quarter-finals		10 April 2025	17 April 2025
	Semi-finals		1 May 2025	8 May 2025
	Final		21 May 2025 at San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao

Qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 18 June 2024. The first legs were played on 11 July, and the second legs were played on 18 July 2024.

The winners of the ties advanced to the second qualifying round. The losers were transferred to the Conference League Main Path second qualifying round.

First qualifying round
Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Botev Plovdiv	4–3	Maribor	2–1	2–2
Elfsborg	8–2	Pafos	3–0	5–2
Paks	2–4	Corvinul Hunedoara	0–4	2–0
Sheriff Tiraspol	2–2 (5–4 p)	Zira	0–1	2–1 (a.e.t.)
Wisła Kraków	4–1^[A]	Llapi	2–0	2–1
Ružomberok	5–3	Tobol	5–2	0–1

^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 19 June 2024. The first legs were played on 25 July, and the second legs were played on 1 August 2024.

The winners of the ties advanced to the Main Path third qualifying round. The losers were transferred to the Conference League Main Path third qualifying round.

Second qualifying round
Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ajax	4–1	Vojvodina	1–0	3–1
Ružomberok	0–3	Trabzonspor	0–2	0–1
Wisła Kraków	2–8	Rapid Wien	1–2	1–6
Kilmarnock	1–2	Cercle Brugge	1–1	0–1
Molde	5–4	Silkeborg	3–1	2–3
Corvinul Hunedoara	0–1	Rijeka	0–0	0–1
Braga	7–0	Maccabi Petah Tikva	2–0	5–0
Panathinaikos	6–1	Botev Plovdiv	2–1	4–0
Sheriff Tiraspol	0–3	Elfsborg	0–1	0–2

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 22 July 2024. The first legs were played on 6 and 8 August, and the second legs were played on 13, 14 and 15 August 2024.

The winners of the ties advanced to the play-off round. The Champions Path losers were transferred to the Conference League Champions Path play-off round, while the Main Path losers were transferred to the Conference League Main Path play-off round.

Third qualifying round
Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Champions Path
KÍ	3–4	Borac Banja Luka	2–1	1–3 (a.e.t.)
UE Santa Coloma	0–9	RFS	0–2	0–7
Celje	2–3	Shamrock Rovers	1–0	1–3 (a.e.t.)
Panevėžys	1–5	Maccabi Tel Aviv	1–2	0–3
Petrocub Hîncești	1–0	The New Saints	1–0	0–0
Dinamo Minsk	3–2	Lincoln Red Imps	2–0	1–2
Main Path
Partizan	2–3	Lugano	0–1	2–2 (a.e.t.)
Molde	3–1	Cercle Brugge	3–0	0–1
Panathinaikos	1–1 (12–13 p)	Ajax	0–1	1–0 (a.e.t.)
Trabzonspor	0–3	Rapid Wien	0–1	0–2
Braga	2–1	Servette	0–0	2–1
Rijeka	1–3	Elfsborg	1–1	0–2
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	1–3	Viktoria Plzeň	1–2	0–1

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 5 August 2024. The first legs will be played on 22 August, and the second legs will be played on 29 August 2024.

The winners of the ties will advance to the league phase. The losers will be transferred to the Conference League league phase.

Play-off round
Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Dinamo Minsk	Match 1	Anderlecht	22 Aug	29 Aug
Jagiellonia Białystok	Match 2	Ajax	22 Aug	29 Aug
Ludogorets Razgrad	Match 3	Petrocub Hîncești	22 Aug	29 Aug
Lugano	Match 4	Beşiktaş	22 Aug	29 Aug
LASK	Match 5	FCSB	22 Aug	29 Aug
RFS	Match 6	APOEL	22 Aug	29 Aug
Maccabi Tel Aviv	Match 7	TSC	22 Aug	29 Aug
PAOK	Match 8	Shamrock Rovers	22 Aug	29 Aug
Ferencváros	Match 9	Borac Banja Luka	22 Aug	29 Aug
Molde	Match 10	Elfsborg	22 Aug	29 Aug
Braga	Match 11	Rapid Wien	22 Aug	29 Aug
Viktoria Plzeň	Match 12	Heart of Midlothian	22 Aug	29 Aug

League phase

A total of 36 teams will play in the league phase.

Athletic Bilbao CC: ≥17.747
Winners of 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
Winners of 2023–24 FA Cup
Fifth place of 2023–24 Premier League
Fifth place of 2023–24 La Liga
Winners of 2023–24 DFB-Pokal
Sixth place of 2023–24 Bundesliga
Winners of 2023–24 Coppa Italia
Sixth place of 2023–24 Serie A
Winners of 2023–24 Coupe de France
Fifth place of 2023–24 Ligue 1
Fourth place of 2023–24 Eredivisie
Winners of 2023–24 Taça de Portugal
12 winners from play-off round
5 losers from Champions League play-off round (Champions path)
4 losers from Champions League third qualifying round (League path)
2 losers from Champions League play-off round (League path)

The top eight sides in the league will qualify automatically for the knockout stage, while the teams finishing in 9th to 24th place will compete in a two-legged play-off to secure their path to the last 16.

Final

21 May 2025

21:00 CEST

TBD	v	TBD

San Mamés, Bilbao

References

^ "UEFA approves final format and access list for its club competitions as of the 2024/25 season". UEFA.com. 10 May 2022.
^ "Venues appointed for club competition finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League, 2024/25 Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ "Association coefficients 2022/23". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference club coefficients was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Ukraine crisis: Fifa and Uefa suspend all Russian clubs and national teams". BBC.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
^ "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs" (Press release). Nyon: UEFA. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ "UEFA club competitions cycle 2024–27 ("Post 2024")". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 36/2023. Union of European Football Associations. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
^ UEFA.com (25 October 2023). "New format for Champions League post-2024: Everything you need to know | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ Sheldon, Dan. "How the new Champions League format works". The Athletic. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "More national derby games possible when revamped Champions League starts next year". AP News. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

External links

Official website

[cnote_Note_RUS] 
Russia (RUS): On 28 February 2022, Russian football clubs and national teams were suspended from FIFA and UEFA competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[6] The tables reflect Russia's ongoing suspension from UEFA competitions.^[7]

[cnote_Note_SCO] 
Scotland (SCO): Heart of Midlothian have qualified as they will finish in either third or fourth place of the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership.

[Reversed-12] Order of legs reversed after original draw.

[1] "UEFA approves final format and access list for its club competitions as of the 2024/25 season". UEFA.com. 10 May 2022.

[2] "Venues appointed for club competition finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[regulations-3] "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League, 2024/25 Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[country_coefficients-4] "Association coefficients 2022/23". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

[club_coefficients-5] Cite error: The named reference club coefficients was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] "Ukraine crisis: Fifa and Uefa suspend all Russian clubs and national teams". BBC.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

[rus-susp-22/23-7] "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs" (Press release). Nyon: UEFA. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[circular-8] "UEFA club competitions cycle 2024–27 ("Post 2024")". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 36/2023. Union of European Football Associations. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

[9] UEFA.com (25 October 2023). "New format for Champions League post-2024: Everything you need to know | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

[10] Sheldon, Dan. "How the new Champions League format works". The Athletic. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

[11] "More national derby games possible when revamped Champions League starts next year". AP News. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

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